Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis as the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus
| Autor: | Ilknur Erdem, Hayati Güneş, Senay Elbasan Omar, Aynur Eren Topkaya, Ridvan Kara Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
0301 basic medicine business.industry 030106 microbiology General Medicine Disease medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Sepsis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine immune system diseases Streptococcus pneumoniae Immunology medicine In patient Presentation (obstetrics) skin and connective tissue diseases business Anti-SSA/Ro autoantibodies |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of General Medicine. 9:315-317 |
| ISSN: | 1178-7074 |
| DOI: | 10.2147/ijgm.s105070 |
| Popis: | Objective Infections are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but are rare initial presentation of the disease. Therefore, in this study, we describe a case of Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis in a young woman with previously undiagnosed SLE. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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